Bogdan Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Hi, Just a little question about arcs and armor arc in particular. Considering a moving tank with an arc specified, is the arc « moving » with the vehicle or its two plots don’t change of position ? For example, imagine a T34 moving with an armor arc selected on its left side. During the setup of the arc, the player selected two points on the battlefield (for this example two houses). Now the tank moves about 150 meters forward. Then, are the two setup points for the arc now in the same location (the two houses), or have they moved 150 meters ? In an other point of view, is the points of the arc have the same vector of « translation » than the tank itself ? Please answer me ! Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Flick Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Hi! The arcs move with the unit, so if you want to cover one side the method you describe is perfect. However, the arcs don't rotate with the unit, you have to take that into consideration when doing shoot n' scoot for example. You don't want your intended target left outside the arc once you have moved your tank into position... Cheers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdan Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Ok ! So, the arc is set from the tank. Distances and angles are set from the gun axe. If the tank of my example (with an armor arc set on its left) then turn 90° right, its turret will now look at the rear...? Then, if it moves 200 meters, the arc will move 200 meters. Right ? So now, I have to calculate a bit when my panzers will shoot and scoot... Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschugaschwili Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Not quite. As Herr Flick already said, a cover arc does not rotate with the vehicle. So if you set a cover arc facing north, it will always face north, no matter how your tank rotates. Dschugaschwili 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdan Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Then, a picture says more than words... ...is that correct ? The area of the arc is relative. Or this... I think #1 is correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PondScum Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Originally posted by Bogdan: I think #1 is correct. Yup, #1 is correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Havermeyer- Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Care should be taken though. Know when to cancel an arc (I’ve had some troops get slaughtered because I failed to remove the arc). I’ve also missed an ambush when a tank rolled into my arc, but then rolled out of it just before he acquired. The troops started taking fire and didn’t launch his munitions—but it appeared as if he lost interest in the tank once it exited the arc. Had there been a column of tanks, that would have been a good result (maybe). In this instance, I lost a chance at a kill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletRat Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Oooh nice artwork! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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